Student Edition Issue #240

Hi! Welcome to Diversify Tech's Early Talent Edition! This newsletter is for underrepresented students in tech. Every Sunday, we share jobs, events, and other career opportunities

In this week's edition,
💼 City of Fort Worth, Driscoll’s, Pacific Gas and Electric Company and more are hiring
📆 The Open Source Conference is this month in Washington, D.C. I’ll be there. Say hi if you see me!
⭐️ How Open Source Can Grow Your Tech Career: A Handbook for Beginners

Cheers,
Veni Kunche

JOBS

Jobs found around the web

These companies have not been vetted. Please make sure to do your own research!

• Software Engineering, Data, and Design Internship Opportunities for 2026 - Added new internships from Authentic, BetterHelp, Charles River Laboratories, City of Fort Worth, Driscoll’s, First Horizon Bank, KCI, Mercury, Pacific Gas and Electric Company, Pierce County, ProAct – PBM, Proofpoint, Sleek Technologies, Strata Decision Technology, The Philadelphia Inquirer, The Timken Company, Veolia, XPO

Data

• Associate - Data Scientist, New York Life Insurance Company, New York

• Data Analyst, Ironhorse Funding LLC, Beverly, MA

• Data Analyst, Gotion Inc., Manteno, IL

• Data Analyst, East West Bank, Pasadena, CA

• Data Analyst, University of North Texas, Denton, TX

Design

• Associate UX Designer - Acton, Mass. or San Diego, CA (Hybrid) , Insulet Corporation, San Diego, CA

• User Experience (UX/UI) Designer, Brunswick, Fond du Lac, WI

• Associate Product Designer, Niche, Remote

Software Development

• Software Engineer, Reliability, Roblox, San Mateo, CA

• Software Engineer, Added Innovation, Springfield, MO; Tulsa, OK; Remote

• Software Engineer, Prism Data, New York, NY or San Diego, CA

• Software Engineer, Corning , Corning, NY

• Software Engineer, Plaid, New York

• Software Engineer, Multi Media, Remote

• Software Engineer, Junior, Booz Allen, Rome, NY

• Software Engineer, New Grad (Recent 2025 Grads), SmithRx , Remote

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EVENTS

• Mar 11 RightsxTech: Hacking Relief - Building Tech for Mutual Aid, Online

• Mar 17 - 19 JavaOne returns in 2026, Redwood City, CA

• Mar 17 Python Packaging 101: From Code to Installable Package, Washington, DC

• Mar 21 - 22 PyCascades , Vancouver, British Columbia

• Mar 23 - 24 Open Source Conference GW OSCON, Washington, D.C. 

• Mar 25 What’s your agent’s GPA?, Online

• Mar 26 All Tech Is Human

• Mar 27 - 29 Wicked6 Cyber Games, Online

• Mar 27 Bytes & Bites @ Krog St Market, Atlanta, GA

• Mar 31 Learning Crucial Math for AI, Online

ARTICLES & TUTORIALS

• How Open Source Can Grow Your Tech Career: A Handbook for Beginners by Abdul Talha is a freeCodeCamp handbook that provides an introduction to open source, covering how projects work, the roles of communities and maintainers, how contributing builds skills, visibility, and career growth.

• Docker Crash Course for Beginners: The Full 3-Hour Tutorial
  A a free video course for beginners that covers containerization fundamentals, the difference between images and containers, Docker's role in CI/CD pipelines, and hands-on practice Dockerizing a Python Flask application.

• Why Is My Resume Being Flagged as Fraud? 5 ATS Triggers to Avoid by Kat Kibben explains how legitimate job seekers in 2026 are being flagged as fake candidates by Applicant Tracking Systems and identifies five common triggers: white-text keywords, funky formatting, LLM-generated content, AI headshots, and having no digital footprint.